Book storage and display devices



June 4, 1957 E. BERGMAN 2,794,697

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United States Patent BOOK STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICES Ed Bergman, NewYork, N. Y., assignor to Art Steel Co. Inc., New `York, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application January 7, 1955, Serial No. 486,534

4 claims. (Cl. 31a-233) This invention relates to storage and displaycabinets and, particularly, to such apparatus for storing and displayinga plurality of large-size telephone books, catalogues and the like.

An important object of this invention is to provide a storage anddisplay cabinet for book holders, said stand being of new and improvedform.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved storage anddisplay cabinet for book holders, said stand being of ruggedconstruction.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved bookstorage and display cabinet of strong yet comparatively simpleconstruction which allows the ready assembly and disassembly of books tobe displayed.

A further object of the invention is to provide an irnproved bookstorage and display apparatus having an ecient book holding assemblywhich is readily accessible and which allows ready access to bookscarried thereby.

In general, the principles and objects of this invention lareaccomplished in one embodiment thereof a cabinet having upper Iand lowerchambers with the lower chamber being closed by a door and the upperchamber being open and including a book holding assembly. The upperchamber has side and rear walls and a plurality of vertically disposedplates providing support for the book holding assembly. The side Wallshave inwardly turned extensions which limit the end play of the bookholding assembly and the rear wall is provided with a bumper forcontrolling the movement of individual books as they are operated withinthe holding assembly. The upper chamber is also provided with aremovable cover which caps the side and rear walls. The cover isgenerally U-shaped and has a step-like portion along the base of the Uwhich is utilized as a support and stop for the books when they aremoved from within the upper chamber into position in which they may beread.

The invention is described in greater detail by reference to theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a support and display cabinet embodyingthe' principles of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a portion of the stand of Fig. l showinga portion thereof disassembled;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3 3 in Fig.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4 4 in Fig.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5 5 in Fig.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view along the line 6 6 in Fig.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view along the line 7 7 in Fig.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view along the line 8 8 in Fig.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view along the line 9 9 in Fig. and

Fig. l0 is a bottom view of the cover of the cabinet of Fig. l.

Similar elements are identified by similar reference characte'rsthroughout the drawings.

Referring to Figs. l and 2, an embodiment of the invention comprises acabinet 10 of steel or the like having vside walls 12 and 14 and a rearwall 16. The side walls 2,794,697 Patented June 4, 1957 ice surfaces ofthe side and rear walls divides the cabinet 10 into lower and upperchambers 26 and 2S, respectively.

The lower chamber 26 has a door formed by a plate 30 horizontallydisposed and secured to the side and rear walls 12, 14 and 16 of thecabinet 10. The lower chamber is closed by a panel 32 and a hinged door34. The

upper chamber 28 is deiined by the rear wall 16 and the` side walls 12and 14 which are topped by an L-shaped cover 36. Thus, the upper chamberis open at the top and front.

The upper chamber 2S is utilized for housing a book holding assembly 38which includes a shaft 46 on which a plurality of books or book-holders42 are rotatably mounted. The shaft 40 of the book-holding assembly 3Sis supported in a semi-circular notch 43 inthe top edge of a verticalplate 44 secured to the' horizontal plate 24 approximately midwaybetween the side walls 12 and'14 and parallel thereto. The verticalplate 44 is also set back from the front of the cabinet 10 and extendsover only a portion of the depth of the upper chamber as shown in Fig.4.

Auxiliary vertical support plates 46 and 4S for supporting the shaft 40are secured to the horizontal plate 24 and are positioned adjacent tothe side walls 12 and 14, respectively and parallel thereto. The topedges of the auxiliary plates 46 and 48 are also notched to providebearing surfaces for the shaft 40. The auxiliary plates 46 and 48 alsohave generally L-shaped projections 56 and 52, respectively, at thefront edges thereof to form panels at the front of the cabinet adjacentto the panels formed by the projections 19 and 21 and in contacttherewith as shown in Fig. 9. The auxiliary plates 46 and 48 extendrearwardly from the front of the cabinet 10 a sucient distance toprovide the necessary strength for supporting the book-holding assembly38.

Brackets 54 and 56 are secured to the plates 46 and 48, respectively, atthe upper ends thereof and extending along the length thereof. Thebrackets 54 and 56 have portions spaced from the plates 46 and 48 onwhich the shaft 40 is supported. As shown in Fig. 3, the end play of theshaft 40 is substantially limited by the L-shaped projections 18 and 20of the' side walls 12 and 14.

A bracket 58 carrying a bumper of resilient material 60, such as rubber,is secured to the side walls 12 and 14 and extends parallel to the rearwall 16. The bracket and bumper are spaced from the rear wall asutlicient distance so that they abut the book holders 62 in theassembly 38.

The cover 36 for the upper chamber 28 is generally U-shaped and has legs64 and 66 and a base portion 68. The cover 36 is adapted to form a tightinterference t with the side and rear walls of the cabinet 1t? and thelegs 64 and 66 are notched to t over the shaft 40 of the book-holdingassembly 38. The legs 64 and 66 are also provided with reinforcingbrackets 69 and 70, respectively, said reinforcing brackets beingpositioned adjacent to the base portion 6E as shown in Fig, l0. The baseportion 68 includes a step portion 72 extending along the length thereofand serving as a support for a book when in use' as shown in Fig. 6.

As described above, the book-holding assembly 38 carried in the upperchamber 28 of the cabinet 10 includes a plurality of the book holders 52mounted on the shaft pair Vof brackets 76 spaced apart atv each endthereof. .18e-v tween each member of each pair of brackets isV a rod78.

Thus, a rod 78 is provided at each end of the channel 74 and a pair ofresilient metal straps 80 are mounted on the rods and extend betweeneach rod at eachend 4of the channel member. A channel-shapedY closuremember 82 is provided for insertion into the channel 74. The' ,closuremember 82 is provided with Yopenings 84 Vfor use' in removing theclosure by hand from the channel 74. 'Ai book or catalogue 86 is mountedin the holderk 52 and positioned between the pairs of brackets 76 withthestraps 80 inserted between selected leaves thereof wherebylthe bookis firmly held within the holder.

The channel 74 is provided with aligned openings 86 in which spacers 9i)are inserted. The spacers function as bearings to'support the shaft 40on which the book holdersj 52 are rotatably mounted and as spacers toseparate ad jacent book holders as shown in Fig. 5.

The channel member 74 of each book holder 52 is provided with agenerally rectangular opening in which is retained a book-identifyingmeans 96 held in place by a strap 98 mounted in the channel 74 andcarrying adjustable bolts 104) (one of which is shown) which are lockedin position in contact with the identifying means by a locking nut 102.Of course, as many books as desired may be thus mounted on the shaft 40with the number depending on the capacity of the upper chamber of thecabinet.

`In order to study any one of the books held by the cabinet it?, theselected book-holder is rotated 180 from the position shown in Fig. 2until the holder comes to rest on the step portion 72 of the cover 68 ofthe cabinet.

One advantage of the book-holding stand of the invention is that, byremoving the cover 68 quickly and easily, either an entirely new set ofbooks mounted on a new shaft'may be inserted in place of the set carriedon the shaft 40 which is lifted out of its place or, if desired,individual books may be removed from the shaft 4t) and others put on intheir place. The shaft is then returned to its place in the upperchamber 28 and the cover quickly replaced.

It will be noted that the shoulder 72 is spaced below the top wall 68 bysuch a distance that when one of the book holders is swung up, the sidewalls 75 may be opened up flat against the top Vwalls of the bookholders which are still hanging down, as illustrated in Fig. 5 of thedrawing.

The top walls 74 of the book holders are substantially in `a plan of thetop wall 68 of the cover.

What is claimed is:

1. Book storage and display apparatus comprising a cabinet including twoside walls and a rear wall, a horizontal plate secured to said side andrear walls and dividing said cabinet into upper and lower chambers, avertical plate secured to said horizontal plate and disposedsubstantially parallel to said side walls approximately midway betweensaid side walls, auxiliary vertical plates at each side of said upperchamber and adjacent to said side walls, a bracket secured to the upperedge of each of said auxiliary plates, a book holding assembly includinga shaft and a plurality of book holders rotatably mounted thereon, saidshaft being supported on said vertical plates and said brackets withinsaid upper chamber, and a generally U-shaped cover in sliding friction tengagement with said side and rear walls.

2. Book storage and display apparatus comprising a cabinet including twoside walls and a rear wall, a horizontal plate secured to said side andrear walls and dviding said cabinet into upper and lower chambers, saidside walls having L-shaped extensions projecting inwardly and towardeach other, a vertical plate secured to said horizontal plate anddisposed substantially parallel to said side walls and midwaytherebetween, auxiliary vertical plates at each side of said upperchamber and adjacent to said side walls, a bracket secured to theauxiliary plates adjacent to the upper ends thereof, a book holdingassembly including a shaft and a plurality of book holders rotatablymounted thereon, said shaft being supported on said vertical plates andsaid brackets and disposed within said upper chamber, the ends of saidshaft being adjacent to said L-shaped extensions of said side walls, anda U-shaped cover in sliding friction t engagement with said Yside andrear walls at the upper, ends thereof.,

3. Book storage and display apparatus comprising a cabinet including twosidewalls and a rear wall, a horizontal plate secured to said side andrearY walls and dividing said cabinet into upper and lower chambers, ahinged door closing said lower chamber, arvertical plate secured to saidhorizontal plate and disposed substantially parallel to said side lwallsandrmidway therebetween, an auxiliary vertical plate at each side ofsaid upper chamber and closely adjacent to said side walls, a bracketsecured to each of said auxiliary vertical plates adjacent to the upperends thereof, a book holding assembly com-V prising a shaft and aplurality of book holders rotatably' mounted thereon, said shaft beingsupported on said ver-v tical plates and said brackets and beingdisposed within said upper chamber, a bracket extending between saidside walls and substantially parallel to said rear wall, said bracketbeing disposed adjacent to said book holders and operating as a stopmember therefor, and a generally U-shaped cover for said :cabinet inpress fit with the upper ends of said side and rear walls, said coverhaving a step portion for supporting said book holders when rotated onsaid shaft out of said upper chamber.

4. Book storage and display apparatus comprising a cabinet including twoside walls and a rear wall, said side walls having L-shaped projectionsat the upper ends and at the front thereof, a horizontal plate securedto said side and rear walls and dividing said cabinet into upper andlower chambers, a hinged door closing said lower chamber, a verticalplate secured to said horizontal plate and disposed substantiallyparallel to said side walls and midway therebetween, an auxiliaryvertical plate secured to said horizontal plate at each side of saidupper chamber and closely adjacent to said side walls, said auxiliaryvertical plates having L-shaped projections at the fron-t ends thereofinterlocked with said L-shaped projections of said side walls at thefront thereof, a book holding assembly comprising a shaft and aplurality of book holders rotatably mounted thereon, Vsaid shaft beingsupported on said vertical plates, and a U-shaped cover for said cabinethaving two legs and a base, each of said legs being in press titengagement with a side wall and said auxiliary vertical plate adjacentthereto, said base having a step portion disposed adjacent to said bookholding assemblyV and adapted to support said book holders when rotatedout of said upper chamber. Y

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